SA falls short in high-scoring matchup

By Joe sabolek

For the MV Independent

It was deja-vu for the South Allegheny softball team Monday afternoon as it squared off against Ellwood City in the playoffs for the second consecutive year. 

As they did in a first-round defeat last season, the Gladiators suffered the same fate in a WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal matchup at Gateway High School, falling 11-10 in a back-and-forth, nine-inning contest against the Wolverines. 

Natalie Greco delivered the decisive double in the top of the ninth inning, allowing the Wolverines (13-6) to take a one-run advantage. Greco stung a ball into the left-center field gap, allowing Anna Feruci to score the eventual winning run from first base. 

Despite putting 10 runs on the scoreboard, there was no late-game heroics for the Gladiators (16-3) as they went down in order to end the game. 

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